Simple porch refresh under $250

taylor howard
Oct 14, 2023
2 min read

Our porch was in need of some major tlc. We neglected the outside of our house while we finished up the inside from the remodel and it showed. It wasn't one of our top priorities, but we knew that with a new baby, comes visitors.

We didn't want to spend a lot of money or time on it because we plan on doing something completely different with the front of the house in the future. I clicked on over to Amazon to see what I could find for cheap that could elevate the looks of our house just a tad bit more.

I knew I wanted to do something with our concrete, but a pressure wash and other methods showed that the green paint that was previously used on it wasn't going to budge. I purchased this concrete paint (https://amzn.to/3Q3M1tm ) with low hopes, but it has held up surprisingly well after being on there a year already!

Our front door is a little beat up, but I haven't found a replacement that I just absolutely love enough to buy just yet. Our poor posts were covered in white metal and beat to pieces, but I found out there was wood underneath. I just went ahead and ripped the sheeting right off. I stained both the front door and wooden posts with this stain (https://amzn.to/46pOFQ0 ) Like always, a little stain goes a long way and we have some left over.

We have one, singular front porch light located smack dab in the middle of our porch. I wanted some super cute outdoor wall sconces, but our sweet little 70 year old house doesn't have the wiring for that just yet. I opted for these solar powered wall lanterns for the time being. They came in a little smaller than I had hoped for, but nevertheless, they are still super cute and pretty dang bright! (https://amzn.to/3MdHDFZ)

When it comes to decor, I knew I wanted some rocking chairs to sit in, but our porch sits in the sun most of the day and pretty wooden chairs always seem to fade super fast. I found this matte black metal set

that includes two rocking chairs, cushions, and a table for a bargain! I added all of this decor as well:

Patio furniture: https://amzn.to/3PO6voD

Rug: https://amzn.to/3rvY0qg

Planters: https://amzn.to/45AGf7b

Raised Planters: https://amzn.to/45kmRLi

Faux plants: https://amzn.to/48Kkx32

Outdoor pillows: https://amzn.to/46v09RM

Cintronella Tabletop Tiki: https://amzn.to/46D3rCn

Like I said before, we aren't going overboard with it because we plan on a complete remodel of the whole front of our house in the future, but I thought this stuff was pretty darn cute for the price. Thanks for reading! All links listed below again!

-TG